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Kazakh Goal to Continue Assisting Africa

BY AIMAN TUREBEKOVA

ASTANA, Kazakhstan, March 19, 2016 (Astana Times) -- Kazakhstan’s continued institutional development assistance to African countries was greatly appreciated during the 26th African Union (AU) heads of state and government assembly, the country’s foreign ministry said in a Feb. 1 press release. A Kazakh delegation led by Deputy Foreign Minister Yerzhan Ashikbayev participated with observer status.

Nazarbayev University Holds Training for African Healthcare Officials

BY MALIKA RUSTEM

ASTANA, Kazakhstan, March 18, 2016 (Astana Times) – A fortnight-long international seminar on public health for specialists from Africa began July 20 at Nazarbayev University (NU), reported the university’s press service.

Scholars from the Centre for Life Sciences (CLS) National Laboratory Astana at NU will hold courses for 24 professionals from eight countries on issues of epidemiology, biomedicine and public health. Kazakh Deputy Foreign Minister Yerzhan Ashikbayev greeted the participants on the opening day, wishing them successful training and highlighting his nation’s commitment to assist with the development goals of African countries. The specialists are from Botswana, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Swaziland, Tanzania and Zimbabwe.

Africa: From Kazakhstan to Africa

By Erlan Idrissov*

ASTANA, Kazakhstan, January 24, 2016 (KMOF) -- The year 2015 was a turbulent, challenging year across the world. It was also 12 months when the links between our futures have never been clearer. Time and time again we have seen conflicts spill over borders.

ABUJA, Nigeria, December 29, 2015 (This Day) — The federal government, through the Nigerian Communications Satellite (NIGCOMSAT) Limited, on Wednesday disclosed that it had won the bid to provide communications satellite technology services to the Republic of Belarus over a 15-year period.